Civil rights
Media and commentary related to our work protecting and advancing civil rights. This includes police accountability, justice in youth detention, asylum seeker rights, discrimination, access to justice and Raise the Age.
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Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Civil Society Calls on Corrective Services NSW to Implement Ombudsman Prison Reforms
Reporting on our call on the NSW Government to reverse harmful reforms that undermine justice in NSW prisons.
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National Indigenous Times: Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children
The UN says overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system “reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination”.
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Joint open letter urging implementation of NSW Ombudsman’s inmate discipline recommendations
Our coalition is urging the NSW Government to implement NSW Ombudsman recommendations and reverse an egregious decision to change the standard of proof for prison offences.
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Campaign Brief: Raise the Age NSW campaign’s next phase launches with cross-sector collaboration
The JEC is part of a new social media campaign calling the NSW Government to do better for our children and communities.
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2SER: Youth Justice Inquiry offers chance for reform
Principal Solicitor Jonathan Hall Spence joined 2SER to discuss the Youth Justice Inquiry and the chance for reform.
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NIT: Community groups urge NSW Government to raise age to 14 in youth justice push
Community leaders, frontline workers and First Nations advocates to tell the NSW Government: it’s time to do better on youth justice for kids and communities
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Joint release: Community leaders tell the NSW Government: do better for children and communities
Leaders called on the NSW Government to raise the age and invest in community services.
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ABC North Coast Breakfast: Jonathan Hall Spence on isolation in prisons
Principal Solicitor Jonathan Hall Spence joined ABC North Coast Breakfast to discuss the use of isolation in NSW prisons.
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NIT: ‘Trying to pass the buck’: Government accused of ignoring legal advice on youth justice crisis
We joined the call for the Commonwealth Government to use their power to protect children from harmful state laws.
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Star Observer: Explainer – Laws Protecting LGBTQIA+ People Exist Around Australia – SA Lags Behind
The JEC’s Alastair Lawrie called on the SA Government to address the state’s lack of LGBTIQ+ vilification protections.